Hasta La Ideas

La rivista argentina Göoo ha pubblicato il suo ‘Calendario Ilustrado 2010‘. 12 cards 110 x 150 mm illustrate in vendita qui.
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Utilizing the popular Nooka ZenV face, the wearer’s skin is fully visible beneath the four vertical bars, giving the illusion that time is being displ..

Une superbe idée par Lost Boys International en reprenant 50 téléphones portables, raccordés tous ensemble afin de jouer le titre “Carol of the Bells”. Un grand arbre mobile commandé par ordinateur, où chacun des téléphones disposent de leurs propres tons.

Previously on Fubiz

• Built to Wear Installation
• Hermès : Window Installation
• Ivan Puig

Years and years ago, as a gag, some friend of this writer’s signed us up for the borrowing from popular films or other pop-culture offerings of the day. If Avatar turns out to be a phenomenon, you bet there’s going to be some new booklet published by ATS with the films’ logo slightly altered and a message about personal salvation thrown in there somewhere. What we’ve always found interesting is that we’re 90% sure none of this is in any way authorized, despite the giant, full-color photos and other direct links to the original cultural product. We’re ready to move that estimate up to “100% sure” after reading Jay Reeves‘ AP story about the giant, multi-billion dollar industry surrounding these Christian pop-culture knock-offs. You’ve likely seen these either out in public or online, essentially the same thing as what ATS is doing, just with t-shirts, stickers, and anything else that can be de-secularized, but retain a familiar design (e.g., Guitar Hero becomes God Is My Hero, Apple’s iPod becomes iPray, etc.). But in a world as litigious as it is, how do these knock-offs survive? Simple:

Many such goods are illegal, trademark attorneys say, but companies often are unaware their names are being copied or don’t put up a fight for fear of being labeled anti-faith.

Fortunately in the story, there are a few companies, like Coca-Cola, who have stood up for themselves in protecting their trademarks. And a handful of Christian groups have labeled them “Jesus Junk” and find the whole thing tacky, so there’s some hope there.

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We’ve told you on more occasion how much we enjoyed Michael Gross‘ tell-all book about the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogues Gallery, but we’d been wondering, since the book came out, what the reaction was to it by the Met and those within its cultural circle. Fortunately, we have Claire Zulkey‘s recent interview with Gross for her site (full disclosure: this writer is married to her). If you’ve read the book, remember hearing how badly the Met wanted to shut it down, or just like hearing about the rich and powerful getting their feathers ruffled, you’ll really enjoy reading the first half of the interview, where Gross goes into how the book was received. Here’s a bit from the beginning:

I certainly heard from Annette de la Renta, or rather her lawyer at a big scary firm. They apparently thought they could squish the book like a bug, but were quickly reminded what country we live in. And both the museum and its new director commented, too. The museum called the book “insensitive and misleading.” And Thomas Campbell called it “a sardonic mixture of gossip and sloppily recounted fact that takes cheap pot shots at the Museum’s dearest and closest supporters.” I promptly said that if the truth hurt anyone’s feelings, I was sorry, but it was their own damned fault for not talking to me–after all, it’s a taxpayer supported institution, filled with art the public owns, occupying a building and land owned by the people of New York–but they seem to not think that matters!

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